I don’t believe inloveat first sight. Sure, you can be infatuated with someone immediately, and you might be instantly drawn to their energy. But it takes time to build arelationshipand truly fall head over heels.
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He said he was a bartender. We went to his apartment, he said he’d make me a drink. Then he put my drink in a different style glass than his. I asked to add something to it, i took a single sip, noticed he was watching me very intensely, I told him “try this its so good!” He didnt swallow.I left.
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It was a blind date. Surprise! Two of her friends “just happened” to show up. She invited them to join us without even asking me.They pretty much ignored me and ordered the most expensive items on the menu, including drinks. Every time I tried to join in the conversation, I was rudely dismissed.I realized pretty fast that I was being scammed. They barely paid attention when I finished my meal and excused myself to go to the restroom.I went to the bar and had the bartender call my server over. I was a regular there, so they knew me. I told her what was up, and I wanted to pay my share of the check. I tipped her generously since I knew my “date” was probably going to screw her over.I warned my server that they might try to run out on the bill when they figured out I wasn’t a sucker. I left and met some friends at a bar I knew they would be at. We had a good laugh about it.A few days later, I stopped back in the restaurant for lunch. The bartender told me I was right. He said it took them a while to catch on that I’d left. They did try to dine and dash and got caught.The manager threatened to call the cops. They ran up a huge tab because they had several drinks each as well. One of the girls had to have her dad come down and pay the bill.
I’m a gay guy. Had a date with a guy that seemed okay until the end of the night when he told me he had just come out to his family - during his sister’s wedding that caused a bunch of drama.No thanks. If you aren’t mature enough to realize that this is your sister’s special day and that you made it all about you, then this ain’t gonna work.
To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit userCosmosisJones42, who was kind enough to have a chat withBored Panda.“I was inspired to ask [this question] because I was bored watching romantic comedies and wanted to see a few real-life romantic comedies,” they shared.
To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit userCosmosisJones42, who was kind enough to have a chat withBored Panda.
“I was inspired to ask [this question] because I was bored watching romantic comedies and wanted to see a few real-life romantic comedies,” they shared.
She drove through a red light going 50 mph and totaled 2 cars. Almost k**led me.
When he wouldn’t get out of my truck until I kissed him. I threatened to drive to the police station to get him out of my f*****g truck. Spoiler alert: there wasn’t a 2nd date.
We also asked the author if they’ve ever been on any tragic dates that ended quickly.“I’ve been on many dates where it didn’t work out but none as bad as what was posted!” they shared.So is it a good idea to end a date as soon as red flags appear, or is it best to simply not schedule a second date? “I think it’s a good thing to end the date early if you’re not feeling it, as to not waste people’s time and emotions,” CosmosisJones42 says.
We also asked the author if they’ve ever been on any tragic dates that ended quickly.
“I’ve been on many dates where it didn’t work out but none as bad as what was posted!” they shared.
So is it a good idea to end a date as soon as red flags appear, or is it best to simply not schedule a second date? “I think it’s a good thing to end the date early if you’re not feeling it, as to not waste people’s time and emotions,” CosmosisJones42 says.
He asked me how much the bill was for his portion on our first date. I scan the bill and say just put in $15 and it’s fine, I’ll get the rest. He grabbed the bill out of my hand and proceeded to explain to me the exact amount he owed for about five minutes like I didn’t understand basic math.Oh and I’ll throw in a bonus here. Another guy, first date. We met online so it was our very first time meeting. Met at the restaurant, parked close so our initial meeting was in the parking lot. He says hi, asks how the drive was and then told me that if I didn’t agree to f**k him after dinner he wasn’t going to bother with the meal. I got right back in my car and left.
It was the first date.He brought his mom. .
Prior to the date he told me he had a son. During the date he casually mentioned he actually has three children but two don’t count because “their mom is a b***h”.ETA: some of yall are doing some mental gymnastics to excuse this man 😂 he meant what he said. I asked him to elaborate and he doubled down.
We also wanted to know what the OP thought of the replies to their post. “I loved reading this thread! People are wild!” they told Bored Panda. “Most of the replies beat the romantic comedies in terms of crazy dates!“Finally, the author shared some words of wisdom. “If your date doesn’t go well, it is for a reason. That person is out there, and they will show up in your life when the timing is right,” CosmosisJones42 says. “Don’t give up on love because some people are crazy!”
We also wanted to know what the OP thought of the replies to their post. “I loved reading this thread! People are wild!” they told Bored Panda. “Most of the replies beat the romantic comedies in terms of crazy dates!”
Finally, the author shared some words of wisdom. “If your date doesn’t go well, it is for a reason. That person is out there, and they will show up in your life when the timing is right,” CosmosisJones42 says. “Don’t give up on love because some people are crazy!”
Attempted to rekindle a relationship because we bumped into each other at a happy hour, and had a fun conversation—and thought perhaps things ended prematurely.She was game for grabbing dinner, and even suggested a good Italian place that she had been wanting to try.Done! Reservation booked. Time set.The day of our date arrived. We were supposed to meet there separately but mid morning she texted asking if she could get picked up.Sure! No problem.She texted again. This time asking if we could change the reservation time to an hour later in the evening.Ok, I’ll see what I can do. Done.Another text. This time asking about possibly going to a different restaurant because one of her girlfriends suggested a “better” spot.I actually reserved a table at said “better” spot at the later time and everything.Oh. But then I found out that she didn’t want the later time at the “better” spot. She wanted to go back to the original time.I forget exactly what my text message said at this point but it was something along the line of “I’m sorry to do this but I’m just not hungry anymore.”.
We went to a movie and as we got up she threw the popcorn on the floor. Flipped the bag and gave it a good shake. I said that wasn’t nice and she said they have people to clean up. I wish i had said something else but i sorta just went on auto pilot until i dropped her off. .
He kept telling me how much I reminded him of his daughter while he kept trying to grab my face to try to go for a kiss. When he went to the bathroom I ran out.
When this first date of ours turned out to be an Amway recruitment meeting.
She littered fast food wrappers out my car window. I made a u turn and took her home instead of the movie we were supposed to go see.
He asked me how many other guys I was talking to, and when I said no one else, he said “fine lie to me if you want, I’m talking to 7 other girls. It’s kind of a slow week for me because it’s usually like 15-20” LOL. I laughed because I thought he was joking, and that pissed him off even more. He told me he could have anyone he wanted, and he left.
So this is embarrassing in retrospect. Back in my second year of college, I was pulling an all-nighter at the same time as this very cute girl who I was friends with. We weren’t in the same place, but we kept messaging over facebook or hangouts or what have you the entire night. It was really nice just talking with her. I had been single for about two months, and was just getting over the break up. When dawn hit and our papers were finally done, she asked me out for celebratory breakfast.I went looking kinda gross. I absolutely looked like I had just finished an all-nighter. She looked radiant and had clearly put more work into this meeting than I did. As our breakfast went on, we’re talking, laughing, and the caffeine is mixing with the satisfaction of completing my work for the semester, and I just feel like I’m in a really good place and I tell her as much. The sun is starting to fill the windows of the restaurant we’re in, and there’s this warm light everywhere. She smiles, looks coy, and asks me if I’m over my ex. I smile back, say that I am, and tell her that I’m already thinking of the person who I’d like to ask out next. She smiles even broader and asks me if she knows who it is, while touching me on the hand…Still smiling I say, “I don’t think so, her name is Rebecca and she was in one of my history classes”. Distinctly, this was not the girl I was out to breakfast with.The girl I was with, looked absolutely devastated. And I had no idea why. I think I said something like “I’m sad the semester’s ending soon, but I’ll see you in the spring!”. And thus ended what I would later learn was the first date with the woman who would later become my wife.
Went on a dinner date at a guys house. He surprised me and had invited his parents over and that was awkward enough. Then, in the middle of dinner, he got down on one knee and proposed…..it was our FIRST date. I just got up and walked out. Thank God I had driven there. At that point, I would have walked home if I had to, though.
First date. Starbucks was closing and he asked me if I wanted to continue the conversation in his truck. I happily agreed- as soon as we got in, he turned the truck on and took off down the highway. He said he’d take me back when I proved to him what my mouth could do while whipping out his p*nis.Basically got kidnapped on the first date. Oh yeah, and he was a middle school resource officer 🙃.
It was our fourth date.She brought up the exes conversation (how many relationships have you been in, why didn’t they work out, etc.)Without skipping a beat she told me she’d probably still be with her last partner but he left because she lied about taking birth control.
I was on a first date with a young Mormon lady, we were in our mid-twenties. She was telling me a little bit about her beliefs, about the seven stages of heaven and how most people can get to at least the first level of heaven. Then she started talking about sin, and how you can see deeper sins in the color of people’s skin. That darker skinned people have more inherent sin, so cannot go to heaven. But, if they repent their sins, their skin will become pure and white, and then they can at least enter.As she was explaining this to me, her speech got slower…and slower…you see, I’m Latino. Needless to say, we didn’t make it to the first base of heaving.
She showed up wearing a (dirty) white crop top and started playing with her exposed belly button in the middle of our dinner date and then proceeded to say out loud with people surrounding us “Ew What the hell is that in my bellybutton?!”.
She showed me two pictures of exes and asked where I would rank myself with them.
When he told me I reminded him of his sister and then wouldn’t stop talking about her.
He asked me to go to a movie, then pulled up in crocs and pjs. Said we were gonna go to his house instead of the movie theatre. Then proceeded to tell me he doesn’t actually have his drivers licence.
When he said he traveled to Africa often for work. I lived in Africa for a bit and initially loved this…it was something we had in common. Until he said he doesn’t think people in rural villages in Africa should have access to clean water or electricity because “someone has to pay for it”. After back and forth for a bit I got up and left.
He owned several car lots and he sold my car for me. He asked me to dinner. Everything was great. He asked if I wanted to see the house he’d just bought on his credit card. 👀It was still early out and the house was only a few blocks away. The real estate agent was there and he wanted to sign some papers so I agreed. It was a modest little brick house, super cute and he had indeed bought it. He used his credit card for the down payment and he was signing some documents for the finalizing of the sale etc. I was pretty impressed I admit. Then he dragged his finger along a dusty ledge and said “needs a woman’s touch” and I noped right the heck out of there. Big bucks or not, I am nobody’s servant. Never saw him again.
When he asked me if I thought he smelled nice. I politely said yes, and he reached into his leather jacket and brought out a little sample atomiser of Ferrari cologne. He proudly presented it to me, saying I could keep it as a memento of our date and him.In the right way, it could be rather kitschy and cute, but this guy was fully into himself all night, and this was the cherry on top.He was shocked when I didn’t want to go home with him that night hahahaha.
Gave her my phone to put music on in the car & saw in the reflection of the passenger window she was going through my texts.
On our first date, when he showed up with a framed photo of himself and his dog for my apartment.
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After introducing herself, she immediately said that she was boring, didn’t get out much, and speaks fluent sarcasm. She then said she works too much and doesn’t have much time to devote to a relationship.I was livid at the person who set us up.
She wrote “Let’s meet today in the park.”. It was 10 pm. It was everything I needed to know to make my final decision.
He talked non stop about how much of a b***h his ex was, the dude was so angry. He gave me a headache.
4th date. She sold prescription d***s to a minor while I was present.Nope.
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Snapped at the busser for more water in his 75% full glass that was just filled. “Hey, bud. Can we keep this full?”.
Definitely the time a guy took me to see some Silence of the Lambs sequel (Was that a thing?) and laughed through all the disturbing parts. Then he told me how he’d looked into hiring someone to kill his ex-girlfriend who’d cheated on him but decided against it because he “didn’t want to leave her sons without a mom.” We were at the beach after the movie when he told me this, and then he followed up with, “Do you know the best way to hide a body? You go out as far as you can at low tide and dig a hole, so that way, when the tide comes back in, sand keeps getting pushed on top of the body.” He was dumb and this clearly wouldn’t work, but the fact that he took pride in almost hiring a hitman and would brag about a (stupid) way to hide a body was like, “Oh, f**k, no.” He was in the Navy (no more military for me) and shipped out the next day or the day after, so I never had to see him again.
We had a pleasant first date so we arranged for a second. I was waiting for him in the pub and he was running late, so I text “Where are ya?” and he sent me a voice note screaming “WHERE AM I?? WHERE THE FK AM I??? I’M OUTSIDE THE FG PUB WAITING FOR YOU. HOW FG DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT. FK YOU, I’M LEAVING”. I was like fair enough and proceeded to have drinks with other people. Then a week later he asked if we could go on another date. .
Met online. Agreed to meet up in person at a bar. He arrived looking 20 years older than his pictures, wearing loose-fitting khaki dad pants, a button down shirt, and socks with sandals. He asked if I wanted to play shuffleboard. (I’m painting a picture.)Not long after I arrived, a woman and a different man joined us at our table. After being introduced to the couple, they seem more interested in visiting with me than my date does. Within a few minutes, the reveal that my date is her husband, and the other guy is her boyfriend. Seems they were looking for a fourth.I’m not anti - polyamory, but this was never mentioned nor discussed. And my date’s wife looked so young, she could easily have been a kidnapping victim with Stockholm syndrome.The entire interaction was wrought with red flags. And my date didn’t have a personality. Can’t imagine how he’s managed to land this teenaged wife…Needless to say, I left soon after. No, thank you.
First date: we drove past a cemetery and she said they are beautiful . I said “yeah, my father is buried in that one.“She said “do you mind if we stop and visit his grave?“This woman was stunningly beautiful, but a little quirky.I fumbled over my words for a few moments and reluctantly said " I guess so.“I was weirded out, but curious where it could possibly go from there (this was within the first hour of the date).We are standing there and she pulls me close, I feel her breath on my neck. I am still wondering if someone is about to tase me and steal my organs.All of the sudden she says “let’s take a picture to remember this moment.It was weird, but we move on.The next day she post pictures all over social media of us wit my fathers headstone. It was super creepy.I called and messaged her to please take it down.I felt so violated, she did not understand my reaction and truthfully. Neither did I. I just got an ick about her.
When he told me his favorite book was ‘Lolita’ which he read every month. That and his marionette collection.
First date. We met for coffee. He talked about his tractor for the entire hour. Literally nothing else and didn’t ask anything about me.
She was heart-stoppingly beautiful, and I had no chance, but you miss every shot you don’t take. I invited her out for coffee, and I could see her realize, and then to my surprise instead of gently turning me down she countered with accompanying her to her book club. Holy s**t, she didn’t say no, and I love books too, this is perfect. When I showed up they were unironically reading a Christian ‘scientific’ refutation of evolution. She was so beautiful and kind, I sat and considered for a moment if I could deal with all the potential baggage that book suggested. Then I thanked her very kindly for inviting me and told her we could be friends, but it wasn’t going to work out.
F(43) I was maybe 37-38 years old and having lunch with a dating candidate! And was reprimanded like a 5 year old because I didn’t change the knife to my right hand while cutting in a piece of meat. I finish that bite I placed the silverware on top of the plate, grabbed my purse and left.
He was half an hour late, clearly intoxicated or on some kind of d**g, tried kissing me multiple times even though I told him to stop and then slapped my a*s in front of all these people in a pub.I didn’t go on dates for a while after that….
She was racist. To non whites.I am non white. My name is obviously non European origin (Pakistani).She said I was ok since I seemed nice and was light skinned.I did complete the meal and paid for it.Apparently white passing privelege means being able to date racist white ladies.ETA: in case you are wondering it wasn’t our first date. It was our last.
Got roaring drunk and sh*t herself.
Came back from the restroom and she was giving her number to the bartender.
I had a runny nose and mentioned it when she wanted to kiss, she said “don’t worry!” and shoved her tongue up my nostril.
I went on a date with someone who started chatting it up with everyone around them and completely ignored me 😒.
She told me that right before the date she had hooked up with her ex boyfriend in case the date failed.
First date with my now husband. We are both very anxious people who had little experience with dating and we were both so nervous. I threw up right before the date. He came to pick me up and we drove to the library where we were planning to use their wifi to watch Netflix in the back of the car (despite being almost 20 years old, my mom would not let us hang out in my bedroom at home). As soon as we got to the library he got out of the car and threw up in the parking lot. I then admitted to him that I had also thrown up right before the date. He tried to play it off as us having the flu or food poisoning but we both knew it was really just the nerves.
When a guy went on and on and on about himself, barely letting me get a word in, and interrupting me several times. Nope.
Oh. There have been some. All these were on first dates: guy was giving me a tour and showed me his bondage room with eyebolts on the ceiling/floor; guy told me about how a partner stabbed him and he married her because he was afraid; guy told me about his recent domestic violence conviction. It would be wise to say those were the only dates with those men, but they were not. Only date I immediately walked away from was the guy who stuck his tongue in my ear canal like a dog trying to get a PB out of a jar. That was a bridge too far.
" (holds out her shirt a bit) wouldn’t I look cute pregnant?“That was on date 2.
First date, we got sushi and went to a movie. 20 minutes into the movies he grabs my hand so I’m like okay… this is fine I guess.. and then a few minutes later he proceeds to start rubbing on my thighs. I got up and went outside and told him my sister was having an emergency and needed me to come over as quickly as possible. He walked me out and tried to kiss me and I leaned my forehead into the kiss and hopped in my car and sped off so quickly. Blocked. Never spoke again. To this day I refuse to watch Aquaman.
Mentioned moving across the country in exactly 3,405 days. Did some quick mental math and realized it’s the day her son turns 18. Left as soon as I got a to go box. I only have room for one woman who hates her kids in my life.
Told me she was still married to her husband but only married him for his insurance.
A guy told me he had charges pending because he spit on a woman at Costco.
Went to Mardi Gras with a guy and back to his apartment after… His apartment was a pig stye… a bachelor pad almost.. immediate no. We had been dating for a bit and I could tell I would be the one cleaning that eventually down the line..
First date at a modest little bar: He opens his bag and pulls out a beer that he bought at a supermarket. He knew which beer they sold at the bar so he bought the same brand. He brought three beers in total. He was too cheap to even pay for one beer at the bar he frequented several times a week.No one is cute enough to make up for that.
He was a widowed high school principal who had recently quit his job and when I asked why he quit, he said he actually was asked to resign because he had punched out a student who had talked back to him.Another guy I went on one blind date with told me he was recently divorced because his wife left him after he was arrested for solicitation of prostitution.
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